The attention-getting, humorous story starters in this book will surely spark the imagination of the most reluctant story writer. The antics of characters with unusual names will motivate young writers to complete the stories and even create their own stories about the subjects.

Smart Thinking is designed to provide a simple, but not simplistic, guide for the development of critical thinking and analytical skills. It combines the undoubted strengths of the informal logical approach with a newer - but often-overlooked-insight: that reasoning and analysis are always communicative acts. I would not pretend that one can easily resolve the epistemological tensions between, on the one hand, the commonly held commitments to objective judgment and truth that underpin 'logic' as a mode of analysis and, on the other, the social relativism and intersubjectivity that a communicative-theory approach demands. 

The SAT writing exam consists of 49 multiple-choice questions and an essay. SAT Writing Essentials mirrors the real test with 35 minutes devoted to the questions, followed by 25 minutes for the essay. Incorporating the SAT's most recent changes, these questions emphasize grammar and usage and the most effective way to revise a sentence or passage. The book covers specific strategies for writing a timed essay and includes four different practice writing tests to effectively prepare students for the essay.

As a practical guide to correct grammar and word choice, The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style makes an excellent addition to the reference shelf of any high school or college student, and those who write professionally will get plenty of use out of it as well. Words are arranged alphabetically, and thorough cross-referencing makes it fairly easy to track down specific answers, from the plural of "rhinoceros" to when "due to" is an acceptable phrase.

Grammar and Usage for Better Writing is a basic workbook that can provide a foundation for further study in English grammar and usage. It will benefit students who are learning the essentials for the first time as well as those who wish to review concepts they have previously learned. The premise of this book is that understanding how language works enables us to use it more effectively. This skill can enhance our personal communications, schoolwork, and professional lives.

A thoroughly updated and revised new edition to accompany Essential Grammar in Use Third Edition. The book contains a wealth of additional exercises which provide students with extra practice of the grammar they have studied. Suitable for class work or for self-study, the exercises offer excellent revision, consolidation and extension opportunities.

English Vocabulary in Use is a family of self-study and classroom texts for vocabulary development. The books follow the successful format of the English Grammar in Use titles with presentation of new vocabulary on the left-hand pages and practice exercises on the facing right-hand pages. There are currently 4 levels of English Vocabulary in Use from Elementary to Advanced. Supplementary tests are also available at each level.

All levels of English Vocabulary in Use are informed by the Cambridge International Corpus to ensure that the items of vocabulary selected are current, useful and up to date. The corpus has also been used to ensure that the vocabulary is presented in natural contexts. 

English Vocabulary in Use is a family of self-study and classroom texts for vocabulary development. The books follow the successful format of the English Grammar in Use titles with presentation of new vocabulary on the left-hand pages and practice exercises on the facing right-hand pages. There are currently 4 levels of English Vocabulary in Use from Elementary to Advanced. Supplementary tests are also available at each level.

All levels of English Vocabulary in Use are informed by the Cambridge International Corpus to ensure that the items of vocabulary selected are current, useful and up to date. The corpus has also been used to ensure that the vocabulary is presented in natural contexts. 

Here is comprehensive coverage of all aspects of sports writing - from basic sports reporting to writing a column, the art and craft of interviewing, digging for scoops, writing features and investigative series and more. Noted journalists give insights into the business. The book is beautifully illustrated with dozens of action photographs.

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